You went to Los Angeles and helped him kind of put his life together. And you write about his homecoming - when he was finally released, how excited everyone was. When Michael was shot and killed in 2009, that was about three years after he had been released from a long term in prison. She's currently the James Conant Bryant University Professor (ph) at Harvard and the author of "Our Declaration: A Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence In Defense Of Equality." She spoke with FRESH AIR's Dave Davies.ĭAVE DAVIES, BYLINE: Well, Danielle Allen, welcome to FRESH AIR. Her work now focuses on political philosophy. Allen's book is titled "Cuz: The Life And Times Of Michael A."ĭanielle Allen earned degrees in classics at Princeton and the University of Cambridge. Michael's 11-year stretch in prison followed his first arrest, the result of new, tough sentencing laws driven by public fear of gangs and drug trafficking. The book is also a critique of the criminal justice system and the war on drugs.
Three years later, he was found shot to death in a parked car.Īllen's book is a memoir detailing her visits to Michael in prison and her efforts to help him when he was released. At the age of 15, he was sentenced to a long prison term for an attempted carjacking. Her new book is about her relationship with her younger cousin Michael who grew up in less affluent neighborhoods, mostly in LA, and led a very different life. Our guest, Danielle Allen, is an accomplished academic who grew up in an academic family.
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